Ratchet & Clank

The film makes up for any shortcomings with witty writing and vivid, brightly coloured set pieces. Children will be entertained, and parents won’t regret tagging along.

The level of quality is such that this does not deserve a theatrical distribution and will only find appeal among pre-teen kids or those who have been fans of the games since their inception more than a decade ago.

The looming notion that Ratchet & Clank’s story and characters already exist (in playable form, to boot) consistently tugs us away from the film at hand and into the nearest GameStop, where we’re free to browse the shelves for a far more satisfying experience.

Visually, Ratchet & Clank has its appeal.... But the story is ultimately too predictable and forgettable to make Ratchet & Clank anything but a kid-targeted holdover between slavishly awaited tentpole behemoths from the comic book world.

Screeching, screaming, bouncing around the galaxy. Insufferable. And seemingly interminable.

It has little story to tell and few ideas to offer. Just a great deal of product to sell.

So profoundly bad that it represents the worst of two entirely different mediums, Ratchet & Clank doesn't blur the line between movies and videogames so much as it flushes them both in a toilet and forces us to watch as they swirl together down the drain.

This movie had a fantastic variety of characters, it was very funny, and suspenseful. When I watch this movie, it makes me feel good about playing the game because although the story is the same as the video game, there are certain parts of the movie that would be harder to understand if you did not play the game so they connect really well on that aspect. As for it being entertaining, it was very entertaining and I would not have a problem watching this movie again. I'm guessing that none of the critics have actually taken time to play the game, let alone be fans of the series because their gripes with the movie are really stupid and overly exaggerated. Ratchet and Clank is an amazing movie and it really compliments the video game. There is no reason not to watch Ratchet and Clank. Plain and simple.

After watching "The Angry Birds Movie" and being severely underwhelmed despite the talk of it being one of the "better" video game movies, I was admittedly a bit nervous going into "Ratchet & Clank" because, not only did I hear negative things, but I also have to say that I was nervous because "Ratchet & Clank" is a video game series I have some experience with (not a ton, but a basic knowledge at least). So, going into this, I had no idea what to expect, but I was a bit surprised honestly. The film has quite a bit going for it, thanks to the gorgeous animation, solid voice work, occasionally clever jokes (and nice PlayStation easter eggs), fun-enough action, and especially the faithfulness to the source games. Sure, the movie does "kid-ify" things just a little bit with some juvenile humor and a rather basic, cliché story, but overall, "Ratchet & Clank" is a fun enough film and it's definitely better than you'd expect a video game-based film to be. It won't win awards for originality or reinvent the wheel, but it's an entertaining watch for children and fans of the franchise.

A kid-friendly romp through a familiar videogame world. While this adaption of the popular Playstation series falls short in things like originality or connectable characters, there's something to be said silly humor and flashy visuals. They just might not be enough to entertain older audiences. As far as it's faithfulness to the series it's based on goes, there's not too much I can say on that front. I'm not very familiar with the games at all. I can say that fans will likely get a kick out of seeing their favorite characters brought to life onscreen and appreciate the little references found throughout. As far as the plot goes it's your standard save the world setup. Much like just about every modern superhero flick, some bad guy(s) is destroying stuff and our heroes need to stop some device in order to save the day. The writers tried to throw some morals about how you don't need to do big things to be a hero, but they ultimately go un-talked about. Plus it's more than a little contradictory to say that, but show their characters only becoming heroes by, you know, doing big things. So yeah, when it comes to writing it falls short. Not too mention there's no real way to engage with these characters. No, you come into this one for the jokes. Just keep in mind that the humor is aimed at the kids. There are some clever lines here and there that will illicit laughs and more often chuckles. The majority of the jokes are only going to click with the younger watchers though. In the end that isn't entirely a bad thing. Ratchet & Clank is more for the kids and less for the parents. So when it comes to family movie night, this is one animated movie you may want to pass on in favor of something from DreamWorks or Pixar. Let your kids watch this one on their own. As for older fans of the games, I don't really know what to tell you. 6.5/10

As a huge fan of this franchise the excitement for an upcoming movie was beyond everything we could imagine. This movie is kick to the nuts for long time fans. I guess casual viewers can have their fun with this one.

Boring while I do sort of respect how they didn't strive away from the story of the original game. This doesn't feel like Ratchet or Clank since their friendship in the game is way more fleshed out than it is in the film.